"I had a long conversation with my dad and I don't regret anything," he said during the "Good Morning America" interview.

"That's why I think I'm misunderstood in this situation. Everyone is waiting for me to bow my head and plead for forgiveness. I have nothing to apologize for. I'm in the business because I love it. I can't really lose with remarks like this.

"One thing I'm not going to embrace is pointing fingers and disrespectful remarks," Chmerkovskiy added. "Why are judges allowed to compare us to animals and point their fingers and we can't ... show our opinion?"